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July 23, 2008

In this issue:

featured artists, free tracks of the week, new videos of the week, bubbling up, in stores now, coming soon, on the blog

Introduction

It's hard to believe that we're nearing the end of July already. Before we know it, we'll be talking about The Walkmen and Amy Ray having had some of the best releases of 2008. In that same list, we'll mention Fate, the amazing third studio album by Dr. Dog, and Pas/Cal's very first long player, which is hard to believe considering the impressive string of tastemaker-loved EPs that have led up to this point. But enough looking ahead, the summer's not over yet! We have free tracks from That Handsome Devil and Backyard Tire Fire to download! Sam Champion and Bloodsugars videos to watch! Not to mention a long-awaited new EP from Her Space Holiday and Takka Takka's sophomore effort Migration right around the corner. So as you sit outside with your laptop enjoying the heat (or hide indoors with the AC), be sure to check out our In Stores Now section for plenty of summer soundtrack-worthy listening material, and as always, don't forget to check out The Daily Rind for more articles, MP3s, and videos that we can't fit in here.

Daily Rind Podcast: July 2008
Takka Takka, Dr. Dog, Brett Anderson, Pas/Cal and more...

Featured Artists

Dr. Dog

Fate

[Park the Van]

Release Date: July 22

Dr. Dog are more than just Philly faves these days. Since releasing We All Belong in early 2007, the five piece are loved coast to coast and have caught the eyes and ears of MTV, Billboard, Pitchfork, The Fader, Spin Magazine, and LA Times just to name a few. The band also made an appearance on Conan O’ Brien last Thursday. Now new album Fate, out today on Park the Van Records, is poised to propel the Dr. Dog (summer of) love fest even further.

Yahoo Music has tapped the group for their User’s Choice feature – a competition throwing four up and coming bands into the pit and giving fans the authority to decide which is crowned “Who’s Next” winner of the month. Click here to vote for the Dog. You can also stream all of Fate on AOL Spinner right now before you buy it, but if you don't want to miss out on the two bonus tracks and video for "From," make sure to buy it on iTunes as well.

"The Ark" from Fate

Pas/Cal

I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura

[Le Grand Magistery]

Release Date: July 22

Buy it on iTunes
Website
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After a seemingly-endless string of 12-inches and EPs, Detroit indie pop alchemists PAS/CAL finally take their full-length bow today with I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura. Continuing in the tradition of Dear Sir EP, Oh Honey, We’re Ridiculous EP, and The Handbag Memoirs EP, mastermind/namesake Casimer Pascal and company have created a sugar-sweet, falsetto-obsessed long-player that tip toes from blissed-out twee to sprawling psych-pop and everything in between. The lead leak from the album, “You Were Too Old For Me,” has already earned a boatload of praise.

PAS/CAL also premiered a second song from the album, "Glorious Ballad of the Ignored," on Stereogum's 'Gum Drop, leading up to a Free MP3 of the Day on AOL Spinner. Hear it for yourself below.

"Glorious Ballad of the Ignored" from I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura

Free Tracks of the Week

	The Walkmen \| In The New Year from You & Me [Gigantic Music]		Sam Champion \| Be Mine Everyone from Heavenly Bender [North Street Records]

	Takka Takka \| Everybody Say from Migration [Ernest Jenning Record Co.]		That Handsome Devil \| Viva Discordia from A City Dressed In Dynamite [Modern Savage Recordings]

	Backyard Tire Fire \| The Places We Lived from The Places We Lived [Hyena Records]		Fakts One \| OK from Long Range [Greenstreets]

	Immortal Technique \| The 3rd World from The 3rd World [Viper Records]		Amy Ray \| Blame Is A Killer from Didn't It Feel Kinder [Daemon Records]

	Robin McKelle \| Abracadabra from Modern Antique [Cheap Lullaby Records]		Clipse \| Play UR Part from Selector Series Guide To Lampin’ Presents: Summer Indie Hip-Hop Sampler 2008 [Selector Series]

New Videos of the Week

Sam Champion | You Can't Stop
from Heavenly Bender [North Street Records]

The Bloodsugars | Purpose Was Again
from Purpose Was Again [Engine Room Recordings]

Bubbling Up

Lackthereof

Your Anchor

[Barsuk Records]

Release Date: July 22

Buy it on iTunes
Website
Myspace

Ninth release from lo-fi / electronic / singer-songwriter side project of Menomena drummer Danny Seim. Cokemachineglow called previous release My Haunted [2008] "a marvelous, ingratiating little album."

The Rumble Strips

Girls And Weather

[Gigantic Music]

Release Date: July 22

Buy it on iTunes
Website
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Stateside release of 2007 debut album from London band who's toured with Dirty Pretty Things, The Young Knives, The Zutons, and headlined NME's New Band Tour in 2007. Includes "Alarm Clock" [#41 UK single], "Motorcycle" [#46], "Girls And Boys In Love" [#64]. "An album for adults who want an excuse to behave like kids again." [Allmusic] RIYL: Franz Ferdinand, The Shins

Takka Takka

Migration

[Ernest Jenning Record Co.]

Release Date: July 29

Website
Myspace

Second album from Brooklyn indie popsters whose 2007 debut received rave reviews from Rolling Stone, SPIN, Allmusic. Features appearances from members of The National, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. "Migration isn't just a migration. It's Takka Takka post metamorphosis. Nice one, Takkas." [Stereogum]

Her Space Holiday

Sleepy Tigers

[Mush Records]

Release Date: July 29

Website
Myspace

Lead single from XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival, the eighth studio album from California indietronic artist Marc Bianchi. Includes three tracks not on the album. He's toured with Bright Eyes, The Faint, Pinback, and remixed songs by REM, The Faint, Xiu Xiu. RIYL: Galaxie 500, Magnetic Fields

In Stores Now

		Dr. Dog Fate [Park The Van] Release Date: July 22 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Highly anticipated third studio album from popular Philadelphia psych-pop band who have toured with My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Their critically acclaimed 2007 album We All Belong scanned 25K+ copies [36% digital] and reached #30 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart.



		Pas/Cal I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura [Le Grand Magistery] Release Date: July 22 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Long-awaited full-length debut from Michigan indie-pop combo. Their music has been featured in Sprint and Saturn ads, and TV program Malcolm In The Middle. Pitchfork called their 2006 EP Dear Sir "cake to enter, yet labyrinthine enough to explore on repeat."



		Fakts One Long Range [Greenstreets] Release Date: July 22 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Debut solo album from Boston DJ / producer and member of The Perceptionists [with Mr. Lif, Akrobatik]. He's crafted beats for MF Grimm, C-Rayz Walz, Tajai. Features guest appearances from Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Little Brother, Grayskul, Boot Camp Clik, Planet Asia. More Info: Plug One



		Tea Leaf Green Raise Up The Tent [Surfdog Records] Release Date: July 22 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Fifth studio album from popular San Francisco jam band that has shared stages with Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Bob Weir. Previous album Taught To Be Proud [2005] scanned 13K copies.



		DeLeon DeLeon [JDub Records] Release Date: July 15 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Debut album from Brooklyn-based Sephardic folk-rock band who have shared stages with Ozomatli, Dengue Fever. Lyrics in English, Hebrew, and Spanish. Features guest contributions from Tim Fite and Golem's Alicia Jo Rabins.



		Melvins Nude With Boots [Ipecac Recordings] Release Date: July 8 Buy it on iTunes Website Myspace		Nineteenth studio release (or twenty-third depending on how you count 'em) from Washington-based Grunge godfathers, Melvins. Rolling Stone called the band's 1993 coming out party, Houdini, "the best heavy metal release of the decade." Nude With Boots features iconic founding guitarist Buzz Osborne, drummer Dale Crover and Big Business members Coady Willis and Jared Warren on drums and bass. Previous album A Senile Animal [2007] sold over 18K, reached #30 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart.

Coming Soon

		Takka Takka Migration [Ernest Jenning Record Co.] Release Date: July 29 Website Myspace		Second album from Brooklyn indie popsters whose 2007 debut received rave reviews from Rolling Stone, SPIN, Allmusic. Features appearances from members of The National, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. "Migration isn't just a migration. It's Takka Takka post metamorphosis. Nice one, Takkas." [Stereogum]



		Her Space Holiday Sleepy Tigers [Mush Records] Release Date: July 29 Website Myspace		Lead single from XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival, the eighth studio album from California indietronic artist Marc Bianchi. Includes three tracks not on the album. He's toured with Bright Eyes, The Faint, Pinback, and remixed songs by REM, The Faint, Xiu Xiu. RIYL: Galaxie 500, Magnetic Fields



		Amy Ray Didn't It Feel Kinder [Daemon Records] Release Date: August 5 Website Myspace		Third solo studio album from half of alt folk duo Indigo Girls. Her punk-tinged solo debut Stag [2001] reached #35 on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums" chart. Allmusic said her last album Prom [2005] "hit all the right notes, blending crushing guitars and surging drums with enough melodic picking and strumming to satisfy both 'folkies' and 'rockers.'"



		The Vandals BBC Sessions & Other Polished Turds [Kung Fu Records] Release Date: August 12 Website Myspace		Rarities collection from Orange County, CA comedy-punk veterans. Includes covers recorded for the BBC and various tribute albums [ZZ Top, Sublime, Queen, Ramones, Alice Cooper], plus the exclusive new track "Long Haired Lover" and "You're Not The Boss Of Me (Kick It)," featuring Emmy-winning comedian Bob Odenkirk.



		Robin McKelle Modern Antique [Cheap Lullaby] Release Date: August 19 Website Myspace		Second album from Boston vocalist. Topped France's jazz charts for four straight weeks. "A stylistically ambitious follow-up to her debut [#6 Billboard "Top Jazz Albums"]...still manag[es] to evoke and honor the forties big-band sound" [All About Jazz]. Includes a big-band version of the Steve Miller Band's "Abracadabra."



		The Walkmen You & Me [Gigantic Music] Release Date: August 19 Website Myspace		Fourth album from buzzy NYC indie rock combo. Previous release A Hundred Miles Off [2006] reached #8 on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums," #3 "Heatseekers." Billboard called it "a set of rousing, sharply focused, late-night pleas and barroom romps that [took] the group well beyond its garage roots."



		Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line [Barsuk Records] Release Date: August 19 Website Myspace		US release of debut album from Syracuse, NY sextet who have opened for Art Brut, Editors, Tokyo Police Club. Produced by Ryan Hadlock [The Gossip, Blonde Redhead]. NME named them among the top bands at CMJ '06, SXSW '07. Their 2007 self-titled EP won raves from Rolling Stone, Nylon, Spin.com, NPR's "All Songs Considered."

On The Blog

Take A Crack At Lackthereof

Here he is again, for your listening pleasure. That’s right, Danny Seim, aka Lackthereof (or the phenomena from Menomena if you’re a Rind frequenter) brings his inner self to the table with Your Anchor, out on July 22nd on Barsuk-only days away!

The album is full of mellow, folky tunes like “Chest Pass” and “Fire Trial,” and yet still manages to make you want to play the tracks over and over again.

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